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VOL. XXII.-NO. 299. HUSSAKS ARE SAFE BRITISH TROOPERS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN CAPTURED RETURN TO CAMP CUT THEIR WAY TO ÜBfflT WERE PURSUED BY BOERS, "WHO FIRED UPON THEM AT CLOSE KAM.i: REPEATEDLY THREE OF TROOP ARE MISSING British Public Uneaay n.s to tlie Renl Sliiiuiluu in the TrniiMvaial—Have Detected the War Office in Sup proxslnfc Pacts, aiul Now Place No Confidence In Its Reports—Yule and White Unite Forces. LONDON, Oct. 26.—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Ladysmlth, dated Mon day, says: "The detachment of the Eighteenth Hussars sent from Glencoe to intercept the retreat of the Boers from Klar.ds laagte was cut off by the enemy. Under Sergeant Baldrey they brilliantly fought tht-ir way across the Biggarsberg, the enemy pursuing and tiring at them at a B range of 300 yards, along the pis 3. They arrived here at 10 o'clock thi* morn ing. Three of the troop are missing, ow ing to the breakdown of their horses. The Boers used a Maxim. A lieutenant of the hussars with a party was driven back to Glencoe. The hussars were flied at as far down as Modderspruit." Among the touching incidents of the field related, Capt. Peyton, of the Man chester regiment, who was wounded at Elandslaagte, said the wounded had to lie on the field throughout the bitterly cold night, drenched by the rain. One man in his regiment placed his arm around Capt. Peyton through the whole night to give him the warmth of his body. It appears that the Gordon Highlanders and the Manchester bore them?elv.s with reckless courage. To this was dvi the fact that they suffered so heavily. The men were keen to wipe out the in- Bults leveled at them after Majuba by the Boers, who taunted them with being "Kaffirs in kilts. ' The Times publishes a dispatch from Nanuwapoort, Cape Colony, saying it is rumored among the Dutch there that President Steyn received £50,000 for in ducing the Orange Free State to jo:n the Transvaal. CONCEALING THE FACTS. Real. Situation In, the Trnnxvaal Is Not Yet Known. LONDON, Oct. 25.—With unconscious hun or a Cape Town correspondent tele graphed yesterday: "The censorship, which is always a deli cate matter, is working smoothly and .without a hitch.' 1 This exactly hits off the state of affairs today. An ominous veil is still drawn owr the movements of Sir George Stwart "White and Gen* Yule. Beyond an indef inif.' dispatch concerning a fight at Lady- i smith, the British public is left to con jecture over "cooked" war office dis patches. I The officials of the war office said last , . evening that very few dispatches had ar- : ri\ed, and nothing further was to be ex pected until morning. Since it is now practically certain that Gen. Yule has effected a junction with Gen. White, though this junction was not brought about Tuesday night, as an n< unced by the Daily Mail, but some time : on Wednesday, and is now in a place of safety, conjecture is made as to the cause of his retreat. Was it hasty? Was it dis orderly? Was any considerable camp equipage abandoned? Was there" any fighting on the way? Such questions and others like them the public is anxiously ! asking. Since the receipt of Gen. White's i curious first description of the Ladysmith fisrht. In which tho British lost 100 men, little reliance can be placed on the official dispatches. While the concealment of tye facts re garding Gen. Yule's retreat can b_- amply justified on the ground of keeping the intelligence from the Boers, the hiding of the news respecting the HussaFs and Fusileers. who were apparently cornered lr the brittle at Glencoe, is severely criticised, no intimation even taving been given that the officers were missing. The heavy loss of British troops in facing only some 8,000 Boers are com mented upon as showing what rifle fire means today, in the hands of even un disciplined men who can shoot fairly straight and stand their ground. Com parisons are made with the first employ ment of the magazine rifle in the Hispano war, and it is considered that the Amer ican losses at El Caney and San Juan would have been much heavier if the Spaniards had doggedly stood their ground, like the Boers. Gen. Sir Redvers Buller is expected to arrive at the Cape early next week, and the indications are that some troops have already arrived at the front, and been fighting, whose arrival has not been an nounced. There is every probability that reinforcements are even now moving up. This is calculated to hasten Com mandant Gen. Joubert's attack upon Ladysmith, and news of a battle is hourly expected. Half a complete army corps is now afloat, and a lull has occurred in dis patching the remainder of Gen. Buller's force, owing to some difficulty in ob taining transports. The mobilization and embarkation of 21,000 men, however, have proceeded with the utmost smoothness and completeness, extorting admiration from even the severest critics of war office organization. Although news has arrived that Gen. Sir William Symons is doing well, there is no indication of his whereabouts. It is presumed that he is at Dundee, in the hands of the Boers. Speaking at Dundee last night to the Scotch tfoops. Gen. Lord Frederick Rob erts, of Kandahar, said that however important previous campaigns in South Africa had appeared at the time, they dwindled into insignificance when com pared with the great evest in which the British troops were about to engage. RHODES UNDAUNTED. In at Kimberley, Maklngr So Effort to Conceal Himself. DE AAR JUNCTION, Oct. 53.—We w re grouped around the commandant's he.id quarters this afternoon,scanning the veldc for signs of the Boers, when away to the north we saw a solitary horseman com ing over the hill. As he drew near we could see his horse was staggering al ng, while the man was leaning forward on the animal's neck, trying to hold on. Both seemed nearly dead from exhaus tion. He halted for a moment at the outpost, then came on toward the town. In the main street he straightened up V__^ pLJ V_^ with an effort and rode direct to" the commandant's office, saluted, handed a message to the colonel, 4hen stumbled off his horse In a dead faint. It was an express rider from Kimber ley. He left there on Sunday. The in formation the rider brought was that everybody In Kimberly was cheerful and confident. Rhodes moves about every where, says little, observes everything, dresses like a simple Afrikander farm?! and, as the rider said: "Makes a good looking Boer." The price Kruger has set upon Rhodes' head, dead or alive, is a farm of 300 acres, stocked with cattle and the necessary fixings. HAND-TO-HAND FIGHT. Rare Occurrence in a Battle With Modern WeapouN. LADYSMITH, Natal, Oct. 24 (via Lon don, Oct. 25).—The fight made by Gen. White, seven miles from here, to cover Gen. Yule's march to Ladysmlth, was short and savage. The worst of it was between a detachment of a Devonshire regiment and twice their number of Boers. The Boers, outnumbering the Brit ish, began extending their lines to turn the British left flank. The Devonshire men were at the extreme left of a Una of low hills which separated them and the force immediately opposed to them from the rest of the battle. The remarkable thing was that both sides charged at once. Originally nearly a irfa>e apart, they advanced by rushes, dropping to cover every fifty yards, and these tactics brought them very close before many were hit. The P^ngli^fc yelled "Majuba," "Majuba," at every jump. The conclusion of the affair was what wa* never expected to occur in battle again—a hand-to-hand conflict, just as if the opposing forces were not armed with rifles for which a mile is a mod erate range. It was an awful mess, and the British would have been overpowered had not the main light to the eastward gone against the Boers. They had to fall back, and those fighting against the Devonshire men found themselves with out support. Thirty men were killed and wounded In a space smaller than a city square. CANADIAN TROOPS THANKED. Queen Expresses Her Appreciation of Their Patriotism. OTTAWA, Ont., Oct. 25.—The governor general has received the following cable gram: "Her majesty, the queen, desires to thsnk the people of her Dominion of Cam.da for their stirring manifestation of loyalty and patriotism in their voluntary offer to send troops to co-operate with her majesty's imperial forces in maintaining her position, and the rrghts of British subjects in South Africa. She wishes the troops Godspeed and a safe return. —"Chamberlain." This city's contingent for the Transvaal left last evening for Quebec, on route to the seat of war, under command of Maj. Maynard, of the Forty-third Rifles. Ten thousand people assembled a± the armory to bid them farewell, and escorted them to the station. ST. JOHN'S, N. 8., Oct. 25.—The great est demonstration in the history of the city occurred when the New Brunswick company of the Canadian Transvaal con tingent left for Quebec. Over half of the population assembled at the s'ation to bid the men farewell. Each man was presented with a sovereign by the citizens of St. John's. MARTIAL LAW. It liiis Given Great Satisfaction Throughout Natal. LONDON, Oct. 26.-The Daily MaH has the following from Peteimaritzburg, Na tal, dated Oct. 23: "The proclamation of martial law throughout Natal has given great satis faction. "Among the Boer prisoners at Lady smith are Dewitt Hammer, m?mb : r of the raad for Barborth, and Dr. Yon Level, public prosecutor at Heidelberg. Among the killed was Mr. De Bonga, j secretary of a Transvaal educational de partment. "It is now expected that Gen. Jan Kock will remain. Gen. White gave him the option of going to Pretoria or re maining at Ladysmith. The heavy loss ! of the King's Royal Rifles reems due to the black belt worn over the Khakis, an-J which afforded an excellent target for the Boers." CENSURE LORD WOLSBLEY. British Public Wants Fncts^rom the Transvaal. LONDON, Oct. 25.—The commander in chief, Field Marshal Lord Wolseley, has apparently been convicted of 'doctoring" of official reports from the front, and there is a strenuous demand on all sides for a revision of the earlier practice, when the reports of Gr-n. Sir Stewart White, the British commander in Natal, were given out textually as soon as re ceived. The commander in chief's sum mary read in the house of commons yes terday spoke of Gen. White having fougiit a successful action, whereas Gsn. White's own account puts kr. entirely different complexion on the situation, and, by reducing the movement to its proper proportions, shows that further exciting intelligence may be expected from tha same quarter at any moment. It is quite evident that the war in Na tal has only commenced, and that the Boers are by no means discouraged at j losing the first two battles. Many ex. I perts are satisfied that Gen. Joubert is | even now close to the heels of the British, and that a decisive action may be fought today or tomorrow BOERS XOT DESPONDENT. Make Merry and Say They Will !■■««■ hi to the Dcfllh. LONDON, Oct. 25.—The Standard's spe cial correspondent with the forces at Ladysmith, who was captured by the Boers and released at the battle of Elandslaagte, in describing his experi ences, says: ."Upsoldierly as the Boers might seem, there was no mistaking their' physical flt nti-s. Nearly all af them are strong, pow erfully-built men, while a few are veri- UibU giants. They were all in highest spirits: for instance, on the night of our capture our field cornet was induced to preside over an impromptu smoking con cert. Tt was -amusing to see a Johannes burger playing the piano with his gun stm slung over his shoulder, while his more rustic comrades stood around spell bound. They sang "Transvaal Volkslie;!" with immense fervor. The one subject of I their talk was (heir resolute determina tion to flfrht to the last for the independ ence of their country" JUNCTION IS FORMED. Gen. Yale's Forces Now "With Tho«ie of White. LADYSMITH, Natal, Oct. 25.—Gen. Yule"s force from Giencoe has successful ly effected a juncture with Gen. White's column. Both commands are now con centrated here in a strong and complete line of lntrenchments. The army now under Gen White numbers 10,000, with thirty-six guns and 1,500 cavalry. Jou bert is expected to bring up his column of 9,000 from Glencoe, but scouts have not as yet reported his advance. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 26, 1899. CHICAGO, Oct. 2o—Walter L. Farnsworth, the self-confessed bigamist who claims he has married over forty women In different parts of the world, says he will offer a unique defense when his case is called for trial. "The sultan of Sulu has many wives and Is under the protection of the United States government," said Farnsworth today. "I also have many wives, but the police, not the government, have me in charge. This is not according to the con stitutional provision guaranteeing equality to all and then denying special privileges to the residents of this country. I will see that I either go free or the sultan of Sulu gives up some of his better halves." , COMMERCE OF WORLD IT IS DISCUSSED BY THE INTERNA TIONAL CONGRESS IN SESSION AT PHILADELPHIA MR. DANIELS ON RAILROADS New York Central General Passen grr Agent Tells What Those Car riers Have Done, and Makes Sur ut-NtliMis for Betterment of the Service—Other Commercial Topics Under Consideration. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25.—Today's ses sion of the international commercial con gress, at the National Export Exposition, was officially designated as "Expansion Day," and a number of speakers addres sed the delegates on that question, as it related to the development of the com merce of all the countries of the world. Congressman Robert Adams, of this city, former minister to Brazil, presided. In presenting the scope of the discussion, Mr. Adams referred to the weakness of the consular service of this country, lay ing the blame on the system, and not upon the administration of it. John I. Kasson, of lowa, special pleni potentiary on the subject of commercial treaties with the United States, then spoke on the subject, "Territorial Ex pansion." Mr. Kasson reviewed briefly the acquisition of territory by the United States from the Louisiana purchase and Hawaii and the conquest of Porto Rico and the P-hiiippines. He said: "We already know something of the enormous capacity of the Philippines for agricultural production of tropical wealth. Of its mineral wealth we know less: but the indications are of the high est significance, not only of the baser meials, but also of the most valuable." - Mr. Kasson concluded with a defense of tho right «of this country in maintaining control of the Philippines. The American railroads and their rela tion* to commercial, industrial and agri cultural interests was set forth by George E. Daniels, general passenger agent or the New York Central & Hudson River raiiway, and president of the Association of Passenger Agents. The present period, he declared, is the age of transportation, and the dying nations are those with little or no transportation facilities. Mr. Dan iels traced the beneficial results to com merce of the war between China and Ja pan, and detailed the great progress that; had been made by, American-built loco-^ motives and general railway parapher nalia in Russia and the Orient. A com parison was made between railways and canals, stress being laid upon the rapid transit facilities offered by the former. A synoDsls was made of what the extension or railways has accomplished in the de\elopment of the United States. "Railroad men," he said, "would be in terested in knowing that the Manila and Daugpan railway, on the.lsland of Luzon, which is the principal one of the Philip pines' group. Is laid upon mahogany ties, the road passing through forests of that valuable wood and over inexhaustible beds of coal and other rich minerals. Shall we wonder then that American rail ways are seeking oonnecMons that will secure a portion of the commerce that must come from the development of this rich region, which ha"; so recently been i added to the territory i,f the United j States?" TIIADE WITH BRAZTL. A brief address on trade conditions in Brazil was delivered by Charges Page Bryan. United States minister to Brazil. He said In part: "Representation by capable Americans of our business houses cannot, be too highly used in extending business in Brazil. These men must speak French and Portuguese, as well as English. Speculation on the exchange should; be strictly forbidden. American banks and steamship lines should be introduced at an early date." Eugene Secger. United States consul to Brazil, referred to the great Amer ican enterprises which had been inaug urated, and those which are to be es tablished, connecting the great Southern countries of South America with Brazil and its natural tradeways with the trade methods of the United States. William J. (Mark, of Queer.sl mcl. spoke briefly on the Philippines. IJis ref. rence to the islands was principally of a de scriptive character. He said In part: "Prom Mindanao, in Luzon, your new territory covers about I,WH) miles. The population of Manila Is abut 400.000. di these about 300 000 are pure-brei or h;;lf caste Filipinos; 50,000 Chinese, and the re mainder is made up of the aimy of oc cupation and the few Europeans there As a commercial acquisition the islands are invaluable. So far as It was my for- TAENSWORTH SEES A GREAT LIGHT. tune to see, the country is rich in the ex treme. The sugar, rice and tobacco were laid waste through no fault of the- aimy of occupation, but the insurgents have conceived an idea that the destruction of property belonging to foreigners? will have to be made good by tfif United States. Still, the land is there, (jjnd when every thing is quiet, which 1 do. not doubt will be at an early date, cultivation, assis ed by the natural qualities !bf the rich tropi cal soil, will soon bring ftbout a resump tion of the former, excellent condition. The natives are of a cruel nature, and the so-called pacifico inside the iines is much like the dog thab bites the hand that feeds it." A resolution was adopted providing that a new International comtnlttee on resolu tions be appointed, withX'r. "Wilson, pres ident of the Commercial Jmuseum, ex-olfl- Cio member, two members^ from Aus tralia, two. from the Unitecr States, one from the East and one from the Wt-st preferred; t\vo from the'continent of Eu rope, two from Asia, one fcom Africa, one from the West Indies,, one from Canada and one from South.America. This makes a total of thirteen, and seven shall be a quorum. . * . i>¥ NEW PA^ER MILL. It Will Be Established In America by English Capital. NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—1t has just been learned that a nunjber of Englishmen re cently came to this country for the pur pose of establishing a mill for the manu facture of paper to be used in printing of newspapers, and that they are still here. The party includes S. Charles Phil lipps, Frank Lloyd' and several otheV prominent men. Mr. Phillipps is the pub lisher of a number of English trade jour nals. He is the head of S. C. Phillips & Co., of England. Frank Lloyd is a well known publisher, of London. It is under stood that they are' going to put up a big plant in the neighborhood of Niagara Falls. John C. Morgan, who, prior to the organization of the International Paper company. ' was geherai manager of the Niagara Falls Paper company, will be%he manager of this plant. On the organiza tion of the International' Paper company, Mr. Morgan was made one of the division superintendents in charfceof five mills. He remained,in this plaoe until early last summer, when he went to England to oper negotiations witli the men who are Interested in the pjan to build a paper mill near Niagara Falls-. W. C. T. TJ. FAREWELL. Some Regrets a* to Censure of the Administration. SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 25.—The Na ■tional W. 0. T.. IT., closed its twenty-fifth annual convention an (^silver- jubilee In this city todAX, «|.nd tqjnorrow. will wit ..ness the.departurs^ftf £. large number of .the. delegates for the East. Some will re .main on.the Pacin,c_cr.ast visiting friends and relatives:-^ndakcumber will go from here to Southe\rjTCal!tornia. The excite ment over theidSiJiinciatory resolutions on the national adnilnistration policy in the Philippines and~ on the "a,ntr-canteen ilaw," passed ..fcesterday,.; had not died out when tqday/s ' : meetiii?.. convened. Many delegates insiste&.tbat 4he union made a serious mistake ;?tn!'condemning the ad ministration. - A-high ffßeer, in an au thorized Interview. ,Jj[K;;d1'; who refused to allow; h'er,'na^ffce Ip^e ujsed, sard: "The uh'lpn" jnaa«,'th>'ffnistake of its life .in. passing."jJhe.-'pejjjjjlTi^oiis. -In order to further, our te.mpe^nd^ work we have asked rmich ; .?hip; nfcninistration, and our requests wi£j--[^iv«ibut little we'ght when we show w^Jftav^no faith in Presi dent McKinleyanraf th£. other officers of our national a4m?ttist*ation. Our union Will live to regret its ;i<^t." Throughout the feessfon today nothing was said about .yejsttrttay's resolutions. STEAMER, DAMAGED. White Star Lli&r Germanic Rnn Down try a Harare. L-rVF^RPOpL, O^& fe-As the White Star line steajner^jgrer^nanic was leaving her dock at the pi«*fe tlxif morning, to take up her anchorage S^id Vet her passengers cm board preparatory for sailing for New -York, had just, ri<?a.red the entrance to th-? dock, and was to^i>k across the river. whenV o-#lng to thw fog which prevailed, a S*«a"m hopper b»»e ran at full Speed into 'iier port quagter,. making a hole I twelve feet square Ti- the steamer. The vesseis remained ts|jked together for some time, whjn they denied each other it was seen the Germanic wag seriously dam aged. Her captain returned the damaged steamer to her dock .immediately. She will not sail for New York this tr!n The horge was able to 1 continue towards its destination. ■ . NO CAUSE FOR ACTION. Henry Hents Will Get No Money Front Mr. liiivemeyer. NEW YORK, Ofc*. '25.— Suit brought by Henry Hentz, to recover $225,000 eommlsv sions from HepryO.t-Uavemeyer, for as sisting in the, faa:mAklori of the- Sugar trust, was disrniss?dr\(|day on the ground that the plaintiff Ba<J w>t shown cause for action. WILL PROFFER PEACE DILY ACCREDITED REPRESENTA TIVE OF AGI'IXALDO NOW EX ROUTE TO WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF IT Matter Ha* Been Kept a Profound Secret—.Senor Antonio Regidor Is the Individual, and He Conies Clothed With Absolute Power to Negotiate—Text of the Demands and Confessions of Filipinos. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—8enor Antonio | L. Regidor, now in London, will sail lor the United States in three weeks, and, as a fully accredited representative of Aguinaldo, will present to President Mc- Kir.ley new terms, for ending hostilities and reconstructing the government of the islands. The coming of the Tepresenta tiv'j is. kept a close, secret by the ad ministration, but from a high official of the administration it is learned that i these are the exact terms Aguinaldo de | sires: 1. Absolute free trade between the i United States and the Philippine islands, carrying with it the fullest commercial favor between the two countries. 2. Perfect religious freedom, as now exists under the government of Aguinal do, the same being a concession made by him to the wishes of the United States. 3. Coaling stations for the United States upon all important islands of the archipelago, to be selected by the United States and ceded outright forever by the Filipinos. This would include Manila. 4. Military reservations at Manila, I!o --ilo, Panay," Mindora, Negros, Masba'e, Samar, Mindonca and such other islands as may be determined upon by both gov ernments. s.—The employment of United States officials in the customs and all other in ternal branches of the government, to be selected by the United States and paid by the Filipinos. 6. The introduction of the American police system. 7." The establishment of a judiciary as now exists in the island of Cuba. 8. The reconstruction of the entire Filipino government upon lines as nearly consistent with those prescribed by the constitution of the United States and adapted to the requirements of the na tives". 9. Recognition of the Filipino govern ment as independent, under a protectorate of the United States. The plenipotentiary will have powers to treat with the United States government on all these points, in order to reach an agreement by which hostilities may cease. WILL HAVE FULL POWER. Scnor Regidor will be the most impoi-t --ant political envoy ever sc-nt to the United States by the Filipinos He will have more power than Agoncillo, who was summarily driven out of Washing ton, after presenting a memorial to con gress, which is notable alone for its in discreet attack upon the United States. Sehor Regidor will represent Aguinaldo himself. . . Re^ldor is said to be a man of great ability, and learning, having had a long experience in European diplomatic cir cles. The Filipino government has had no representation here since the banishment of Agoriclllo. But the edminis ration has been fully- informed of the demands of Aguinaldo and his advisers, through the dispatches of Gen. Ot's and the secret service maintained by this government in Europe.' BANKERS' DUTY. Shoald I rei 1 Congrejis to I»»ne a Stable Currency. soclation today Mr. William C. Cornwall, of Buffalo. N. Y.\ 'delivered an address en -110 paid among .other ihingrs: "As an educator It is to urge his rep resentative at Washington in the Fifty sixth congress to action which shall be final, at least as to the gold standard and th^ greenback, placing a firm foundation (which is the least the business world has a right to demand) under our prosperous con merclal structure: action which has already been too Ion?" delayed, perhaps more than for any other reason because the bankers have not done their duty, in forming themselves, educating otHers and insisting on the righteous settlement of a question which is so thoroughly within their province." BANDITS CORNERED. PoMHe Beintf Formed at Atchinon to v Capture Them. ATCHISON, Kan., Oct^ 25.—The Doni phan bandits, who have eluded the au thorities for three days in spite of. nu merous posses in pursuit of them were encountered fifty miles west of Atchi son this afternoon. There was an ex- PRICE TWO CENTSHg? v y o ';;. T|l BULLETIN OF IMPORTANT NEWS OF THE DAY Weather Forecast for St. Paul. Fair; Northerly Winds. I-England Fears Powers. ExpanHlon of Commerce. Fijurhtliijt' In Africa. 2—Move for- New Charter. Fewer Fatal Accidents. :t—Mtnneapplt« Mutter*, NorJhni'Kl How*. Rich Gold I iiia. Call for Cuni|»{iiH» Funds. -1— ICdUoristt. Wai Supplies Voted. World's Gold Output. s—Sporting5—Sporting News. Sword for Sampson, 6—Markets of the World. Silver, 57 7-Bc. Chicago Cash Wheat, 09 5-Sc. Stocks Irregrulnr. 7—Aews of the Railroads. B—ln the Field of Labor. St. Pnnl Social News. Engineers Oppose Strike, OCEAN LINERS. NEW YORK—Arrived: Teutonic, Liver pool; Lahn, Bremen; steamer Darm stadt, Bremen. LONDON—Arrived: Manltou, New York. LIVERPOOL- Arrived: Oceanic, New- York. SOUTHAMPTON-Arrived: St. Paul. Sailed: Barbarous, Bremen. AUCKLAND—Arrived: Mariposa, San Francisco. TODAY IN ST. PAIL. METROPOLITAN — Edwin Mayo in 'Pudd'nhead Wilson," 8: 15 p. m. GRAND—Hopkins' Trans-Oceanic Vau deville company, 8:15 p. m. Palm Garden—Vaudeville, 2 and 8 p. m. Fire board, city hall, S p. m. Ancient Landmark Lodge, A. F. and A. M., Masonic hall, Fifth street, 8 p. m. Elks' lodge,Lowry Arcade, Fourth street, 8 p. m. • . chr.nge of fire In which Henry Kolls, of Atehison, narrowly escaped being killed. A force of men is being organized in Atehison tonight to capture or kill the bandits, who are concealed in a dense thicket. POSTAL RECOMMENDATIONS. Some of the Most Important to Be Made to ConjrreNS. WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—First Assist ant 'Postmaster General Pejry S. Heath, in his forthcoming annual report, will recommend that congress shall fix the salaries of assistant postmasters at 50 pe." cent of that of postmasters; that postofflce. clerks shall be classified on the same basis as letter carriers, and railway, postal clerks; that, the postofflee appro priation shall be made interchangeable: that the unexpected balance of one ap propriation may be transferred to other appropriations, and that where consolida tion of postofflces is 'deemed advisable, and same may be effected under existing law, the money saved thereby be made available for clerk hire and other ex penses at the newly established offices. The department has again urged the special attention of.congress to the nec essity for a reclassification of clerks in first and second class postoffices. The department will aiso ask for a sub stantial increase for additional clerks, also for the payment of substitutes for clerks on vacation in the smaller-offlcep. and.a material increase in the appropria tion for the temporary clerks at summer resrrts. election and holiday services. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. Truffle Fnte of a Relative of Presi dent McKlnley. VOINfiSTOWN, O. Oct. 25.—Philip Stmnbaugh, son of Capt. and Mrs: D. B. Btumbausfh. of- this city. wa.« accidentally ktJlec! today near Venetia. Pa., while try ing to adjust simp machinery with a bar of iron, the bar striking him over the heart. He teivw a widow and two chil dren. Mr. Stambauph's mother is a cousin of President McKinley. COCK FIGHTING IN CUBA. Native* Protest Amiinit BSortii to Sii|)|in-.s It. HAVANA, Oct. 85.— Cuban opinion Is agrainst the order of .the civil governor of Havana, Gen. Rivera, prohibiting cock tights. The opposition is also considered in the nature of a protest against the failure of Gov. Gen. Brooke to prohibit cock fighting at the time he issued the order against bull fighting. A man to \vhj.>m Gen. Rivera refused a permit for a cock fight has written to La Lucha to say that cock righting is particularly popular among the Cubans, and that i? Gen. Rivera will not allow it he intends to appeal to the governor general. MINNESOTA HISTCniCAL I SOCIETY. NUEALERT FLEET RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS TO WATCH MOVEMENTS OF BRITISH SQUADRON ITJLHJ SHIPS TO COSCESTRiTE WARSHIPS OF RUSSIA ARE ALSO MOVING TOWARD EACH OTHER SUSPICIOUSLY LION EXPECTS INTERFERENCE That In the Accepted Opinion In Well-Posted London Circles — Cruiser* Leave Queenatown to Join Fleet nt Cape Cle«r—They Will Meet Eight Battlenhip» and Two Traiaer*. LONDON, Oct. 20.—Dispatcher* from the continent to the Dally Mall any that the French fleet has received Instruction* to wutch iln- niove mentH of the British Mediterranean • dundron, and that the Italian fleet is under orders to concentrate in the Bay of Spezzia. LONDON, Oct. 25.—New and stringent orders were promulgated yesterday with reference to the defences at Gibraltar. The privilege Englishmen have hitherto had of entering the gate without a pass Is temporarily suspended. No one is al lowed to enter or inspect the batteries. Even the famous St. Michael's cave Is closed, because it is required for the storage of arms and ammunition. For months sappers and miners have been en gaged in constructing new and powerful batteries, and it is believed that the gar rison will be augumented. The Times, commenting editorially on the rumors of European intervention, scouts the idea, saying: "No power will lift a finger. The alarming combinations built upon our na val movements have no existence save in overheated imaginations." The extent of the British preparations revealed by today's Information causes a reiteration of the rumors of serious for eign complicationp, It te now suid that Rear Admiral Lord Charles Bc-restord will command the Mediterranean squad - ron, and details of the activity at the dock yards and naval stations are covning in hot and fast. It is learned, however, that whether or not Great Pritain serl. ously fears Russian or French aggres sion, the naval preparations have been under consideration^ for several month?, and It was the admiralty's intention to put them In force as soon as war was declared, deeming it necessary to in crease the active strengtli of the navy in order to insure the large fleet of trans ports against every possible contingency. Whether later developments have trans formed the admiralty's precautionary measures into preparations for a naval demonstration, necessitated by European hostility, is the question of the hour, and ft Is as much a mystery to many high na val officers as to the public. The exact condition of affairs consists of ordering the naval reserves to be In readings* to rejoin their ships at twenty-four hours' notice, while all the crulners Of the re serve class have been notified to be ready to s?.il in the same time limit. These vessels, though at the dock yards, are never out of commission, and are al ways supposed to be ready for immedi ate manning. A dozen cruisers, ranging from 6,000 to 11,000 tons, are now only waiting the word to embark the crews; QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 25.—The British cruisers Fuiious. Pe'.o:u^ and P.-cto'.us sailed from here this aXterncoa, en route to Cane Clear, where they will meet eight battleships and two cruisers of the Channel squadron from the nuth of Ire land. The fleet will then proceed, os tensibly to Gibraltar, but it 1? tlv>ught that possibly the fleet's destination is a Spanish or Portuguese port, as the ves sels have taken out bills of health from the consuls of those countries. GREAT BRITAIN IPHEI.D. Germnn Press OppuscN Any Inter ference in Trannvnal. BERLIN, Oct. 25.—At a meeting of 6.000 members of the Pan-German and Anti- Sendtic league at Hamburg today, called to protest against the Transvaal war. a dispatch was sent to Emperor William, full of solemn, patriotic effusions and urg ing him to intercede in behalf of the Brers, and postpone his journey to Eng land. The Vossische Zeitung, commenting on this, says: "Vigorous protests should be made against passionate and malevolent treat ment of the war, which gives color to the idea that the Germans cannot do enough to show their enmity for Great Britain. The majority in this country have noth ing in common with the Anglophobia, with which the Hamburg meeting pre dominated." The paper then quotes Bismarck's dlc tutti that England's friendship is more valuable to Germany than the whole val ley of the Nile and the Pyramids, adding: "Had Prince Bismarck been an English mn isier he would have acted towards the Boers like the English government has done." The Berliner Neuste Nachrichten de scribes President Steyn's proclamation as a "false step that may have serious re sults." The Kolnlsche Zeitung pays a tribute of gallantry to the British officers, pointing out that of the German loss in the battle of Spicheren only 41* per cent were of ficers, while at Glencoe and Elanrtalaagte the English officers killed and wounded was 14Vs per cent of the total loss. KIMBERKEY SAFE. la Isolated, bnt Not Alarmed nt Prox imity of Boers. LONDON, Oct. 25.—A-dispatch to the Morning Pos>t from Kimb.r!. y. dated Oct. 21, via Orange river, Oct. 24, says: "An armored train was engaged this e\tiling: one of our men was killed, and two trucks of dynamite were removed from the town for safety, and were blown up by the Boers. The Boer loss is un certain. The Boer artillery moved around, trying to draw the force covering the town. There was a small engagement, but nothing of consequence happened. Wo are completely Isolated, but as safe as a bank. Not one man has left. Rain is ap proeching. Our troops met the enemy, cutting the line today, and a Maxim gun on the train did good work, and cleared away the wreckers."